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Wallpaper in a powder room or bathroom adds flair and character…take a look at these wallpapered spaces!

Light and pretty, works great above the wainscoting!

Bright and cherry, with lots of pattern!

Simple fixtures…with bold pattern.

An elegant powder room.

A retreat of a bathroom, that is sunny and light filled with a graphic pattern.

A very narrow powder room with a bold trellis wallpaper.

Black and white stripes, so classic!

Stunning with navy blue grasslcoth above the patterned/textured wainscoting.

Another classic striped wallcovering, reminds me of men’s suiting material, for the masculine.

And a bit of whimsy!

{All images via here on Pinterest}

{photo via Sketch42}

Early on Thursday morning I saw a tweet go past with a link to a recent blog post by Nicole Cohen of the blog Sketch42. The tweet said “Keith Haring inspired” and I was instantly drawn – and once I took a look at Nicole’s post I was instantly in love! She had created an entry with Keith Haring inspired graphics painted (by her!) on the walls. Considering I’ve been a huge fan and collector of Keith Haring since my teens, I was by far impressed with this stunning entry!

{the tweet that had me at “hello”}

Nicole’s moodboard for her bachelor client, which she featured here – note the foyer inspired walls.

Nicole wrote that she was also inspired by the work of Kelly Wearstler’s entry at her Hillcrest Estate.

{photo via Sketch42}

Makes for such a dramatic backdrop when styling! Loving this!

I actually featured this on a blog post awhile back about my visit to the Keith Haring Foundation in NYC (photo by me).

The entry at the Keith Haring Foundation in NYC (photo by me).

It was also featured on Elle Decor’s “Design Insiders’ Weekly Finds” on Friday!

{photo via Sketch42}

To see more pics (including the befores) and view Nicole in action, click here!

Just came accross the recently released “Ikat Collection” from New Ravenna Mosaics – thinking these could make a really dramatic statement for walls!  The new line has been created by designer Sara Baldwin and comes in three patterns and five colorways, all handcrafted in Virginia. Take a look!

{24″x 24″ Loom in glass Quartz, Aquamarine, Tanzanite, Turquoise}

{24″x 24″ Weft in glass Pearl, Quartz}

{Pamir glass in Quartz and mirror}

For more info, please visit the New Ravenna website.

{Also available through the West Hollywood showroom of Filmore Clark, here in Los Angeles.}

Interior Designer Katie Ridder has a collection of fabrics and wallpapers in some very pretty prints!

(Above is the “Attendants” wallpaper that Palmer Weiss used in the mudroom at the San Francisco Elle Decor 2010 Showhouse.)

{Leaf – Violet}

{Peony – Pink}

{Seaweed – Orange}

{Oiseau – Chocolate}

{Attendants – Yellow}

{Moon Flower – Chocolate}

{Pagoda – Persimmon}

To see the full line of both fabrics & wallpaper, visit KatieRidder.com

In the heart of West Hollywood, in the design district just off Melrose Avenue near the Pacific Design Center, is Filmore Clark – a showroom housing “artisan tiles.” The showroom features unique collections of glass, tile, and stone from domestic manufactures, including: Pratt Larson, Tempest Tileworks, Tile Guild, and more – including local artisans.  I have been working with Lee (the founder) for some of the bathroom projects I am currently working on. She’s been a huge help and has over 15 years of expertise!

Here’s a look at the Filmore Clark showroom:

The front facing part of the showroom faces the street, with parking and a rear entrace.  Collections line the walls and the space offers amazing lighting.

Colors, patterns, and textures of various sizes and shapes provide inspiration.

The front part of the showroom features handmade decorative tiles, many of which can be customized by color and design.

The front entrance of the space features additional decorative tiles handmade locally, which can also be customized.

The mosaic’s come in a range of colors and sizes, glossy and matte.

Love her collection of glass tiles, the color palette is the best I think I have ever seen (comes in both gloss and a sanded finish) and can be translated into a wealth of patterns.

Love the silver detailing and pattern on this glass tile!

This pattern is so fresh and fun (the sample is from a new shipment that Lee got in)!

And more glass patterns to choose from (I love the collection on the far right – definitely want to consider those for a next project!).

The ceramics also come in a huge assortment of colors. In fact, we are working with one of the bamboo patterns (from another tile collection) and using the solid crackle tile as a liner for the tile layout and design.

Hopefully, I will be able to feature the completed projects soon! Thanks Lee for all your help last week!

Filmore Clark 607 N West Knoll Drive West Hollywood, CA 90069

Contact: Lee@FilmoreClark.com

{All photos by Jill Seidner Interior Design}

In the spirit of the Royal Wedding, the UK company Graham & Brown has launched a new wallpaper design called “Crowns & Coronets.” The wallpaper was designed specifically to mark the occasion of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s upcoming nuptials.

The design features black crowns and coronets on a white background with the option to add self-adhesive “Royal” jewels in a range of colors.

Also included in the promotion are a selection of interior paints from Graham & Brown’s ‘The Colours that Made Britain Great’ collection. These include “Princess to Be,” “Jewel in the Crown“, & “Cool Britannia.”  Each paint color compliments the Crowns and Coronets wallpaper design.

Happy Royal Decorating!

[Loving this monkey wallpaper from 2Modern!]

I am currently working on a nursery project for a client here in Los Angeles, with a modern home furnished in mid century modern designs.  We are incorporating the mid century modern look into the nursery with mixing her current crib and dresser with some new furnishings:

[Concept board for nursery project.]

Both my client and I love this monkey wallpaper as a “feature wall” for behind the crib.  So cute!

The only concern is finding something less permanent and something that wouldn’t need to cover the span of wall behind where the crib is – so decals come to mind!  Thanks to a “twitter tip” yesterday, I was directed to Etsy in search of monkey decals – and there are many to choose from.

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The number of options and amount of decals is more than overwhelming – definitely need more time to monkey around to find just the right one, but Etsy is such a great source – and not just for monkeys!

via Design Sponge

Loving these chevron painted walls! I have been doing painted stripes on walls in a few projects lately, but I would love to experiment with a chevron or herringbone striped wall in a future project! These rooms were recently featured on CasaSugar, “Trend Alert: Chevron Walls.” Have any of you ever painted a wall in a chevron pattern? If so, I’d love to see! (Tweet me with a pic @JSInteriorDes) I may just want to add to this post!

via Live Like You

via Style Files

via Layers of Meaning

via Sabbe

via make under my life

And if you don’t want to paint an entire wall – you can always add chevron with (DIY) artwork.

via Walnut Wallpaper

Or with wallpaper!

If you like color and graphics and the flair of one Mr. Jonathan Adler – then you are going to like his new line of wallpapers.  They are all “in stock and ready to roll!”

The placement of artwork is something I often work with a client on towards the end of a project.  It usually involves us spending time together figuring the best placement for each piece.  Often I find a client may have a personal attachment to a piece of artwork that they will want to place in a special or specific location.  I tend to place artwork based on scale of the wall and arrangement of furniture. But truly, there are many ways and means of how and in what way to hang artwork.  I’ve also worked on projects where the client needed to acquire art and have worked with that client to help them select pieces.  Although, I always start by telling the client art is a very personal choice and feel they should buy what appeals to them.  Some clients have collections, others are looking to acquire, and still others are on budgets and are looking to simply decorate.  I had a client who wanted to invest in fine art and we worked collaboratively with a fine arts dealer, another client who’s husband had a comic book collection that we framed for the home office, and another client where we shopped at home good stores to find inexpensive artwork to fill the walls.

Domino magazine always featured great little how to tidbits and creative adivce like this spread on different ways to hang artwork.

This breakfast nook featured in a spread from Elle Decor displays family photos and children’s artwork with a mix of pictures leaning on a shelf and  collaged walls below.  A very personable display of art.

Framing like items is always such a great way to feature a collection, similar frames and matting define the grouping and look ideal in a hallway or corridor if there are many to display.

Clustering a set of pictures appears as one large back drop of artwork.

An interesting vignette of different scaled artwork.

Art en masse in the same size and framing creates a gallery of artwork.

Balance dominates in this living room display of art although the pieces of artwork are different in size and frames, but the arrangement is of equal balance.

Another past Domino magazine feature, a collection of plates (left) and a series of art (right) offer another way of arranging.

{There are so many creative ways to display artwork and arrange wall collections. Analyzing interiors can give you a lot of ideas on how to arrange artwork and figure which works best for your space.}